Do you really think you can get me with just a banana?

It was like a bolt of lightning hitting his head. If his hands were not restrained, he would have wanted to point at himself and ask Yue Lingwu, "Me?"

Yue Lingwu nodded: "Yes, we checked, it's you."

Guan Shanyu almost wanted to kneel down and shout, "Master, please judge for sure, I didn't do anything." His mouth trembled, his legs shook, and his eyes widened in disbelief as he asked, "Elder Yue, how can you say it was me? I... I don't have the ability to do that."

Isn't this as outrageous as asking a recent graduate to single-handedly challenge Alibaba? Is a student, a farmer, trying to murder a master? Do you think this makes sense?

This is certainly not reasonable.

Yue Lingwu and Guan Shanyu stared at each other in silence for a moment. Yue Lingwu spoke in a steady and direct tone, "When we recalled you, we concealed all the changes from the outside world. We didn't even tell you about Elder Si's unfortunate death when we brought you here. But you acted as if you had known about it for a long time. You weren't surprised at Elder Si's death at all, and instead you cried foul. Didn't you know all along? If it wasn't you, how could you have known about this in advance when you were all competing at the Wuzijian Hunting Ground a few days ago?"

Guan Shanyu was startled, his eyes widening instantly. Oh no, I'm exposed.

It wasn't that he was the murderer; he didn't even know who did it. It certainly revealed that he knew about the accident long beforehand, but it was hard to say that he was the one who knew about it because he had a system on him.

Who would believe this?

Guan Shanyu's throat moved, and he swallowed a mouthful of guilt. Yue Lingwu sat across from him, clearly shorter than he was standing, yet he felt as if he was looking down on him. Several fierce-looking disciples beside him stared at Guan Shanyu fiercely, as if they had already regarded him as a murderer. An eerie atmosphere permeated the gloomy and damp water dungeon, mixed with the wailing and crying that continued to emanate from the underground cells. Guan Shanyu really wanted to slap himself in the face for actually causing such a commotion.

However, Guan Shanyu's mind quickly turned around. He felt his mind was much faster when he was on the verge of death. He was silent for a few seconds before answering, anxiously defending himself: "Of course I didn't know. We were suddenly recalled from the Wuzijian Hunting Ground for the competition. Naturally, we knew something serious had happened in the sect. And then I was suddenly captured and heard that Elder Yue had identified me as the murderer. In a state of panic, I would definitely first plead my innocence."

There's nothing wrong with that. He's already suspected of being a murderer. Who has the time to gossip about who died and how? He must first clear himself of suspicion.

Yue Lingwu narrowed his eyes, the frown on his brow deepening. Clearly, Guan Shanyu's words were also reasonable, but in the face of the actual evidence, this explanation seemed pale. Yue Lingwu didn't dwell on this matter too much, and directly laid out the facts to Guan Shanyu: "Of course, we didn't judge it to be you based on this one anomaly. You know, when the elder died, your personal suona was thrown near him."

Guan Shanyu understood what he meant and said, "Elder, is this the reason you suspect me? But if I did it, then leaving my personal weapon on the ground would be highly suspicious. I have the ability to kill Elder Si, but don't I have the ability to clean up the scene?"

Yue Lingwu raised a scornful smile and said calmly, "You're sharp-tongued. Your deliberate act of leaving your personal weapon behind at the Wuzijian hunting grounds seemed flawed, but it was actually quite cunning. Such obvious clues only serve to raise doubts about their authenticity, leading people to believe that the real murderer wouldn't act so rashly, thus misleading the investigation. If we hadn't uncovered something else, we wouldn't have identified you as the murderer."

Guan Shanyu was confused when he heard this: "What evidence?"

Yue Lingwu's eyes glared, and he said bluntly, "That is, we suspect you are secretly colluding with the demons and are actually a spy."

Another thunder exploded, and Guan Shanyu was so excited that he almost jumped off the stone pillar. If he was not still tied up, he really wanted to rush up and imitate the Roaring Brother, shaking Yue Lingwu's shoulders and shouting in his ear: Are you stupid? Look carefully, I am a human being!

But under the extreme stimulation, Guan Shanyu calmed down a little. He knew that in front of such a big sect, he would not be able to resist with force, and he could only use reason. Since he was said to be a spy of the demon clan, he should at least provide some evidence. He couldn't just put the blame on him with just a few words.

"Elder Yue, you said I was a spy from the demon clan, do you have any evidence?"

Yue Lingwu anticipated this question and prepared to lay out the evidence before him, saying, "You should know that on the night that Director Si died..."

"I don't know." Guan Shanyu said seriously, "Elder Yue, the matter has not been investigated yet, you can't just label me as the murderer."

Yue Lingwu was stunned, as if he hadn't expected this boy to be so tough. Instead of getting angry, he smiled and replied seriously, "Okay, then I'll pretend you don't know. I'll tell you the whole story. Don't say I've wronged you."

"It's been the rainy season these past few days, and the Tianxuan Dao Sect has been experiencing heavy rain every evening. Elder Si, frustrated by his recent failures in achieving his Jindan stage, couldn't leave the house. Therefore, he didn't go to Wuzijian to observe your trials. Instead, he went to the Sutra Library every night to consult books, searching for a breakthrough. Yesterday at 11:00 PM, Elder Si was also reading in the Sutra Library. As he was about to take some books out, he suddenly struck down with several celestial bolts of lightning. Those bolts were extremely strange, without warning and even with a strong purpose. Elder Si couldn't avoid them, and over a dozen bolts descended quickly, shattering his internal organs. By the time the disciples discovered him and rushed to the scene, he was already dead, holding only a demon-exorcising magic weapon. After the incident, the various factions immediately launched a joint investigation. First, your personal weapon was discovered in the woods not far from the Sutra Library. Then, the magic weapon Elder Si was holding at the time of his death was found. After identification, it was found to be possessed by a demon, having circulated from the demonic realm."

"So we quickly searched your residence. Although we didn't find anything there, when passing by the vegetable garden of your Lingcaoxuan, Elder Qiushui accidentally noticed that the fairy grass in your vegetable garden was growing particularly dense and strong, so he took it back to investigate. As a result, he found a lot of plant debris from the demon clan in your garden. Si Hongyin immediately pointed out that you were caught one night picking herbs on the cliff above the cold spring alone. There were obviously no precious herbs in Lingcaoxuan, but you insisted on going there alone at night. Weren't you going to get something brought to you by the demon clan? Moreover, after the test of Elder Qiushui, the thunder in the sky that night was not a natural phenomenon at all, but man-made. And some disciples heard the sound of someone playing the flute that night. Listen to it and it sounds familiar."

As soon as he finished speaking, a short, thin disciple walked in with an expressionless face, picked up the suona that had become the target of public criticism, and began to play. Guan Shanyu frowned and was about to remind him not to play his suona casually, as he was a germaphobe! But as the music started, Guan Shanyu's heart was completely broken.

He was playing "Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss".

Damn it.

In this era, no one else knew the origin of this piece of music, and there was no place to find the music score. Naturally, whoever played it first was the one who invented it. This piece of music was not included in any of the 328 pieces in Lingcaoxuan, and the person who played this unique piece in public last time was the one who played it first.

It's just him.

Guan Shanyu immediately broke out in a cold sweat. This was premeditated and a complete slander and frame-up.

Yue Lingwu looked at Guan Shanyu's distressed expression, as if he was trying hard to think of how to defend himself after being exposed, and sighed and shook his head. He really didn't expect that the handsome young man in front of him would dare to do such a thing of betraying his teacher and ancestors. Although he was not close to the Tianjian Sect, he was also very angry when he heard about this. Especially Jin Yunche, the elder of Xuanshuangju who was on good terms with Si Xuanqing, was heartbroken and almost fainted after hearing the news. After waking up, he was even more furious and vowed to skin Guan Shanyu alive. It was only after he and Qing Yuanzi tried their best to persuade them that they decided to dig out the rebellious demon first and then skin Guan Shanyu alive.

But because of this advice, he was given the difficult job of trying the case.

Yue Lingwu sighed heavily and wanted to persuade Guan Shanyu to confess, at least he could leave an intact body behind. But Guan Shanyu suddenly seemed to remember something, and his emotions suddenly became excited. He argued with him anxiously, and even spit on his face: "Listen to my explanation! These can all be explained! That song is the song for summoning souls in my hometown. I didn't learn the song of Lingcaoxuan well enough, so I played that song. That song is just a very ordinary score and has nothing to do with this matter! And the herbs I picked from the cliff were ripened, there is absolutely no problem. If you don't believe me, go and see, the leaves are about this size, with dark lines on them, and they glow at night..."

"Alright, alright." Yue Lingwu wiped the saliva from his face, looking displeased. He said with some disdain, "You may not have killed the man, but it's undeniable that you were colluding with the demons. There must be something fishy going on. If someone wasn't behind this, how could so many coincidences happen to you? Confess who ordered you to do this, or I'll try to leave you with an intact body."

Guan Shanyu burst into tears instantly, and he said with despair: "But I really... didn't do anything..."

Yue Lingwu looked at Guan Shanyu's tear-stained face, sighed again, and waved his hand, "Since that's the case, we have no choice but to use force."

Before he could finish his words, two burly, bearded disciples behind Yue Lingwu stepped forward, each holding a thick cane. Before Guan Shanyu could even cry out "Help," a scream echoed throughout the water dungeon as the cane fell.